London Events

Winston Churchill

An updated exhibition at Churchill's War Rooms offers an insight into the life of Britain's greatest statesmen... Undercover: Life in Churchill's Bunker has reopened at Churchill...

A highlight of the summer is the opening of over 200 hidden and little known gardens to the public during Open Garden Squares Weekend...

The London Library

To mark its 175th anniversary this year, the London Library is celebrating its impact on the literary and cultural fabric of Britain with the Words in the Square festival, from 6 to 8 May in St James’s Square.

Turner, self-portrait, artist

JMW Turner’s Self-Portrait (c.1799) will be the new face to feature on the Bank of England’s £20 banknote, it was announced today.

Enjoy a Royal Afternoon Tea at The Arch London. Credit: The Arch London

To mark the monarch’s milestone in one of the most British ways imaginable, some of the country’s finest hotels are transforming their delightful afternoon teas in honour of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

This spring, explore the Houses of Parliament from a fresh angle with Suffragette-themed tours telling the story of women’s struggle for the vote.

Hidden hoards from Britain’s past are also the subject of a fascinating new display of coins and medals at The British Museum.

Britain is famed for its tea drinking, but, from Lord Byron to Winston Churchill, we Brits are also not bad at hitting the harder...

Two very different exhibitions at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace this November will illuminate two contrasting worlds: Georgian Britain and the Dutch Golden Age. Blunt, sometimes...

This Sunday sees London's Guildhall Yard festooned with pearls and cacophonous with traditional songs for the Pearly King and Queen Harvest Festival